Thematic Focus: General

Events:

International vs. National Protection for Refugees: Diverging Trends?, Washington, DC, 10 April 2019 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

Launch of the Fragile States Index 2019, Geneva, 10 April 2019 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

Publications:

2018 IOM-NGO Humanitarian Consultation: Internal Displacement, Geneva, 25 Sept. 2018 [text]
- Follow link for conference report; see also related IOM blog post.

"Examining the Global North Migration Policies: A 'Push Out – Push Back' Approach to Forced Migration," International Migration, Early View, 20 March 2019 [preprint]

Introducing the New Themed Series on Penal Humanitarianism (Border Criminologies, 2019) [text]
- Posts in this series can be accessed via the "see also" sub-section on the right.

"Mind the Gap? Quantifying Interlinkages Between Two Traditions in Migration Literature," International Migration Review, vol. 53, no. 1 (2019) [open access]

Monitoring Progress to Reduce Internal Displacement: Building a Global Internal Displacement Index (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, March 2019) [text]
- Part of the thematic series, "Beyond the Numbers."

Phasing Down and Out: The Murky Art of Leaving Protracted Refugee Crises (Refugees Deeply, March 2019) [text]

"Subcontracting Academia: Alienation, Exploitation and Disillusionment in the UK Overseas Syrian Refugee Research Industry," Antipode, vol. 51, no. 2 (March 2019) [postprint]
- Access to this text is embargoed until 9 Feb. 2021.

These Countries are Home to the Highest Proportion of Refugees in the World (World Economic Forum Blog, March 2019) [text]

Multimedia:

Understanding the Everyday Politics of the Global Refugee Regime: Collective Action in a Time of Populism?, Ottawa, 31 Jan. 2019 [access]
- Follow link for Powerpoint and video.

Research project:

Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) [access]
- "Our goal is to ensure that refugee research, policy and practice are shaped by a more inclusive, equitable and informed collective engagement of civil society. Through collaborative research, training, and knowledge-sharing, we aim to improve the functioning of the global refugee regime and ensure more timely protection and rights-based solutions for refugees." See also related research highlight.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: General (18 March 2019)

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